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Charles John Jefferies was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 24 February, 1878 and baptised at St. Edmunds Church, Salisbury, on 31 Mar 1878 the son of Thomas James Jefferies and Mary Ann Jefferies (nee Kimber).  He lived most of his early life in Salisbury and Quidhampton, Salisbury, Wiltshire, until by 1911 he had moved to Iwerne Minster working as a Carpenter.  He enlisted on 11 Dec 1915 and was mobilized on 21 Mar 1916 joining the 'A' Reserve Company of the Special Brigade, Royal Engineers as a Sapper (Service No. 108751).   He served in France and Flanders and whilst there suffered from Trench Fever for which he ultimately received a small pension.  He was discharged on 27 Feb 1919 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  His name still appeared on the Absent Voters Lists in 1918 and 1919 in the Iwerne Minster Electoral Roll.  He married Emily Jane Burt in Broadway, Dorset, on 4 Jun 1924 and by the time of the 1939 Register was living at 64 Jestys Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, working as a Carpenter.  He died in Weymouth & District Hospital on 21 May 1961.

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Arthur Raymond Rawlence was born in Milford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, on 13 Apr 1889 the son of Ernest and Gertrude Rawlence.  BY 1911 he had  moved to Till Hayes Cottage, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, from a previous address in London Road, Sherborne, Dorset, continuing his profession as a Surveyor.  He enlisted on 15 Aug 1914 and joined the 3rd Hussars as a Private (Service No. 3991) and later transferred to the Military Mounted Police as a Lance Corporal on 6 Nov 1915 (Service No. P5272).  He had transferred again to the Royal Army Service Corps on being promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.   He had served in France and Flanders and it was announced in the London Gazette on 27 Dec 1917 that he had been Mentioned in Despatches and had been promoted to Major with the 11th Army Auxiliary Horse Company of the RASC.   He was recorded as living still in Iwerne Minster in the Absent Voters Lists for 1918 and 1919.  On his discharge he was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1914/1915 Star.   By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at 4 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London, still employed as a Surveyor.  The only marriage found was on 15 Jul 1955 when he married Constance Dorothy Lenox-Conyngham (nee Kean) in London.  He died on 13 Jun 1974 and was buried at Sherborne, Dorset, on 18 Jun 1974.

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Charles Douglas Ward was born about 1864 at Alderley Edge, Cheshire.  Little is know about his parents or early life.  By 1911 he was living and working at Iwerne House, Iwerne Minster, Dorset, as a Domestic Valet.   He had enlisted with the Labour Corps becoming a Lance Corporal (Service No. 574728).  He served with the A. E. Garrison Company.  It is not known if he served overseas or if he was awarded any medals.  He had given Iwerne House as his address in the Absent Voters List for 1918 and 1919.  He died in the Wirral, Cheshire, in 1938.

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Frederick James Winsor was born in Tarrant Hinton, Dorset, on 29 May 1895 and baptised there on 21 Jul 1895 the son of George Winsor and Louisa Lucy Winsor (nee Horne).  He lived his early life in Tarrant Hinton but by 1911 the family had moved to Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, from where he enlisted on 26 Jun 1916 and joined the Royal Navy (Service No. K34783).  He served in various ships of the line becoming a Stoker 1st Class.  He was discharged on 21 Dec 1918 and awarded the Victory and British War Medals.  He had registered his address in the Absent Voters List 1918 as The Drove, Iwerne Minster, Dorset.   He married Agnes Laura Elizabeth Bell at Iwerne Minster, Dorset, on 2 Oct 1924.  By the time of the 1939 Register he was living at Lower Stone Farm Cottage, Mudford Road, Yeovil, Somerset, working as a Pig Herdsman.   He died in Yeovil on 8 Dec 1975.   His brother, Thomas Walter Winsor, also served in the conflict.